inebriety
Example Sentences
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It took possession of him too thoroughly, he said, with a plausible air, to allow of his affecting inebriety after holding an empty goblet to his lips, or swallowing mere toast-and-water or small beer.
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton
However, 'tis expedient to be wary: Indifference, certes, don't produce distress; And rash enthusiasm in good society Were nothing but a moral inebriety.
From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale
Field indignantly repelled the suggestion that Nye's indiscretion was due to inebriety, but traced it to his bad health.
From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Thompson, Slason
However, 't is expedient to be wary: Indifference certes don't produce distress; And rash enthusiasm in good society Were nothing but a moral inebriety.
From Don Juan by Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron
Gluttony is more common than inebriety and is responsible for more ills.
From Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency by Alsaker, R. L.
